Re: Linnax railguns....

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 06:02:02AM -0500, Laserlight wrote:

>Somehow, a planetary defense weapon sticking up 100m into the air
>sounds like a sign reading "Bomb Me!"
>I'd make it look like a missile silo.	You shouldn't have to move the
>gun to aim it, just twitch the magnetic field in the last few meters
>of the track.

That's not going to give you very much aiming ability. I suspect you'd
need one every 5 degrees or so around the planet.

Or do the smart thing and put it in space of course. :-)

R